I'm switching to Comcast from FIOS on Wednesday and I wanted to avoid as much re-configuration as possible. I'd love to just pop the FIOS card out and put the Comcast one in but I know its not that simple. I'll have to repeat Guided setup it looks like.

I'm reading that season passes WILL survive the guided setup but I can't see how that would work seeing that all the channel numbers are now different... Thoughts?

Ideally I'd really like to retain my preferences but I also think that's a pipe dream. Any switching provider advice? (yes I searched)

I Must admit after 6 years with Fios I am leaving them also. I am going back to Cox because Fios fees are going out of control. Just the card rental fee is $3.00 a month more, and they won't budge on their two year contracts. By switching I am saving over $28.00/ Month for the same service. This adds up at the end of the year.

I Must admit after 6 years with Fios I am leaving them also. I am going back to Cox because Fios fees are going out of control. Just the card rental fee is $3.00 a month more, and they won't budge on their two year contracts. By switching I am saving over $28.00/ Month for the same service. This adds up at the end of the year.

So does Comcast use SDV and tuning adapters? Or is that specific to certain markets only?

I will probably be leaving Fios when my contract ends early next year as my price will jump 30 dollars unless I downgrade everything.

Comcast does NOT use SDV. They have shut down analog, and upgraded to 860mhz in many (but not all, mine is 650mhz) markets. They are not using MPEG-4 yet, although that's the next logical step for them.